diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/bin/%name%.template.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/bin/%name%.template.js
index f63b587ed..75ee5fb83 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/bin/%name%.template.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/bin/%name%.template.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib');
+const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib/core');
 const { %name.PascalCased%Stack } = require('../lib/%name%-stack');
 
 const app = new cdk.App();
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/lib/%name%-stack.template.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/lib/%name%-stack.template.js
index cb7c09596..b38d94126 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/lib/%name%-stack.template.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/lib/%name%-stack.template.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { Stack, Duration } = require('aws-cdk-lib');
+const { Stack, Duration } = require('aws-cdk-lib/core');
 // const sqs = require('aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs');
 
 class %name.PascalCased%Stack extends Stack {
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/test/%name%.test.template.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/test/%name%.test.template.js
index 2c13f3bad..3969e2b06 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/test/%name%.test.template.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/javascript/test/%name%.test.template.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib');
+// const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib/core');
 // const { Template } = require('aws-cdk-lib/assertions');
 // const %name.PascalCased% = require('../lib/%name%-stack');
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/bin/%name%.template.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/bin/%name%.template.ts
index 7c042a481..5c532d7e0 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/bin/%name%.template.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/bin/%name%.template.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { %name.PascalCased%Stack } from '../lib/%name%-stack';
 
 const app = new cdk.App();
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ new %name.PascalCased%Stack(app, '%stackname%', {
   // env: { account: '123456789012', region: 'us-east-1' },
 
   /* For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/latest/guide/environments.html */
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/lib/%name%-stack.template.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/lib/%name%-stack.template.ts
index 8ed0c8274..4ca1b1e2b 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/lib/%name%-stack.template.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/lib/%name%-stack.template.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 // import * as sqs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs';
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
index b3fc1aaa5..bcd8c731e 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+// import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 // import { Template } from 'aws-cdk-lib/assertions';
 // import * as %name.PascalCased% from '../lib/%name%-stack';
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/lib/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/lib/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
index a94f62e6a..b299cab48 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/lib/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/lib/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+// import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 // import { Template } from 'aws-cdk-lib/assertions';
 // import * as %name.PascalCased% from '../lib/index';
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/bin/%name%.template.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/bin/%name%.template.js
index f7e634866..17c903130 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/bin/%name%.template.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/bin/%name%.template.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib');
+const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib/core');
 const { %name.PascalCased%Stack } = require('../lib/%name%-stack');
 
 const app = new cdk.App();
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/lib/%name%-stack.template.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/lib/%name%-stack.template.js
index ef2b5c240..c390a9453 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/lib/%name%-stack.template.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/lib/%name%-stack.template.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib');
+const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib/core');
 const sns = require('aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns');
 const subs = require('aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions');
 const sqs = require('aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs');
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/test/%name%.test.template.js b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/test/%name%.test.template.js
index 15ef44fbd..24f874cc7 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/test/%name%.test.template.js
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/javascript/test/%name%.test.template.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib');
+const cdk = require('aws-cdk-lib/core');
 const { Match, Template } = require('aws-cdk-lib/assertions');
 const %name.PascalCased% = require('../lib/%name%-stack');
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/bin/%name%.template.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/bin/%name%.template.ts
index 8c3c9d3fa..3c687584f 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/bin/%name%.template.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/bin/%name%.template.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { %name.PascalCased%Stack } from '../lib/%name%-stack';
 
 const app = new cdk.App();
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/lib/%name%-stack.template.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/lib/%name%-stack.template.ts
index ec44457c0..f1bbac9b5 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/lib/%name%-stack.template.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/lib/%name%-stack.template.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Duration, Stack, StackProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration, Stack, StackProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as sns from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns';
 import * as subs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions';
 import * as sqs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs';
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
index 7c8c4d7d0..357a79daf 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/sample-app/typescript/test/%name%.test.template.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Template, Match } from 'aws-cdk-lib/assertions';
 import * as %name.PascalCased% from '../lib/%name%-stack';